Dayspring Academy is 2-8 against Madison Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dayspring Academy Shires will square off against the Madison Academy Knights at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dayspring Academy has three straight wins, Madison Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
With a playoff game on the line, Dayspring Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Eagles 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Dayspring Academy has posted since November 13, 2023.
It was another big night for John-Michael Martin, who shot 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Martin is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least four every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Jackson, who scored eight points along with nine steals and five assists.
Meanwhile, Madison Academy pushed their score all the way to 72 back in January, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy by a score of 74-72. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison Academy in their matchups with Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Dayspring Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-19 record this season. As for Madison Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Dayspring Academy came up short against Madison Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 75-71. Can Dayspring Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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